timeously
/ˈtaɪməsli/adverb
timeously is spelled T-I-M-E-O-U-S-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, timeously means “In a timely manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in timeously?
| Letters | 9: T-I-M-E-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is timeously?
Timeously appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce timeously?
- /ˈtaɪməsli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of timeously
- more timeously comparative
- most timeously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does timeously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
ScotlandIn a timely manner.
We must, of course, diligently and timeously pursue every avenue of investigation occurring in Gzilt space.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does timeously come from?
From timeous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).